EMILY SIDDELL

Emily Siddell Drift

12 March - 6 April, 2011 th

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1. EMILY SIDDELL, Small Shell Necklace (2011) slip cast ceramic, size on wall (v x h x d): 820 x 170 x 45 mm

1. DETAIL VIEW EMILY SIDDELL, Small Shell Necklace (2011)

2. EMILY SIDDELL, Small Shell Lei (2011) slip cast ceramic & fused glass, size on wall (v x h x d): 780 x 250 x 120 mm

2. DETAIL VIEW EMILY SIDDELL, Small Shell Lei (2011)

3. EMILY SIDDELL, Medium Shell Lei (2011) slip cast ceramic & fused glass, size on wall (v x h x d): 880 x 240 x 120 mm

3. DETAIL VIEW EMILY SIDDELL, Medium Shell Lei (2011)

4. EMILY SIDDELL, Large Shell Necklace (2011) slip cast ceramic & hand-crocheted stainless steel wire, size on wall (v x h x d): 740 x 200 x 70 mm

4. DETAIL VIEW EMILY SIDDELL, Large Shell Necklace (2011)

5. EMILY SIDDELL, Large Shell Lei (2011) slip cast ceramic & fused glass, size on wall (v x h x d): 890 x 340 x 130 mm

5. DETAIL VIEW EMILY SIDDELL, Large Shell Lei (2011)

6. EMILY SIDDELL, Anemones (2011) 15 glass flowers; fused glass, cast bronze, installation (v x h x d): 900 x 1000 x 65

5 mm (dimensions variable), large flowers (ø x d): ca 170 x 60 mm each, small flowers (ø x d): ca 120 x 50 mm each

6. DETAIL VIEW EMILY SIDDELL, Anemones (2011)

6. DETAIL VIEW EMILY SIDDELL, Anemones (2011)

6. DETAIL VIEW EMILY SID

DDELL, Anemones (2011)

7. EMILY SIDDELL, Mussel Shell Kete (2011) slip cast ceramic & hand-crocheted stainless steel wire, size (v x h x d): 280 x 220 x 130 mm

7. DETAIL VIEW EMILY SIDDELL, Mussel Shell Kete (2011)

8. DETAIL VIEW EMILY SIDDELL, Shell Kete (2011)

8. EMILY SIDDELL, Shell Kete (2011) slip cast ceramic & hand-crocheted stainless steel wire, size (v x h x d): 265 x 150 x 75 mm

9. EMILY SIDDELL, Small Feather Kete (2011) slip cast ceramic & hand-crocheted stainless steel wire, size (v x h x d): 255 x 190 x 120 mm

9. DETAIL VIEW EMILY SIDDELL, Small Feather Kete (2011)

10. DETAIL VIEW EMILY SIDDELL, Medium Feather Kete (2011)

10. EMILY SIDDELL, Medium Feather Kete (2011) slip cast ceramic & hand-crocheted stainless steel wire, size (v x h x d): 310 x 210 x 80 mm

11. EMILY SIDDELL, Large Feather Kete (2011) slip cast ceramic & hand-crocheted stainless steel wire, size (v x h x d): 275 x 235 x 170 mm

11. DETAIL VIEW EMILY SIDDELL, Large Feather Kete (2011)

Drift, Emily Siddell’s first solo exhibition at milford galleries queenstown, sees the artist revisiting the original inspiration of her practice – the New Zealand coastline. Borrowing symbols and elements from this Siddell expertly combines (the yielding and delicate qualities of) porcelain and glass to assemble intricate sculptural works.

These works are informed by what the tide reveals and delivers - a sand-worn shell, a skeletal leaf, sun bleached driftwood, a discarded feather, salt crystals, a pebble worn smooth. “I am attracted to the matt white shells and bones that have been tumbled into drifts by the tide.

The random patterns they create against the glistening black sand appear as gifts from the glasslike waves. The tiny, intricate jewels of life nestled in rock pools have held my fascination since childhood. I have always been inspired by the majestic beauty in the tiny details rather than the grand landscape and this influence is reflected in the objects I create”.1 Fundamental to Siddell’s practice is repetition and pattern, sourced in and from nature. She assembles objects together and in so doing establishes a larger unity, a greater whole.

Added to this, when displayed, is contrast, the rhythms of repeated pattern and the pivotal role shadow comes to perform.

There is a remarkable sense of spontaneous movement - as light shifts shadows twist and merge, glass glistens like captured liquid hinting at its very material qualities. Articulated forms appear as if organic (alive) and resonate in response to a gentle touch.

Cultural dynamics also deeply inform her work – the finely crocheted wire kete explicitly reference function and use whilst also elaborating this with the addition of embellishment and motif: graduating tiers of porcelain shells and feathers. The lei form so recognizably Polynesian in character has become central to Siddell’s artistic language and transmuted to elaborate necklaces of tightly gathered porcelain shells, each cupping the next.

Dialogues of growth and abundance emerge in the Anemone works. In these glass fronds reach up as if being moved about.

Forms innocent in manner belie the strong character of Siddell’s work. The contrast of juxtaposed materials – smooth and textured, opaque and clear, hard and fragile – generates tension and elicits a tactile response. Familiar constructs and motifs evoke analogy and recollections - “the stories they tell about our lives, the memento of a time or place or person”.2 Siddell’s ability to simplify and thus emphasise is evident and wonderfully delivered in this significant exhibition. Using the traditional domestic disciplines of crochet, weaving and appliqué she delivers works that have a wonderful sense of balance and tone, and which are also joyous and triumphant. Her artistic dexterity is undeniable and her unique language fully formed.

1. Artist statement 2011 2. Artist statement 2008

EXHIBITION PRICELIST

1

Small Shell Necklace (2011)

4,250

2

Small Shell Lei (2011)

4,750

3

Medium Shell Lei (2011)

5,250

4

Large Shell Necklace (2011)

4,500

5

Large Shell Lei (2011)

5,750

6

Anemones (2011) - Installation (15 flowers)

7,500

- Large flowers (individually)

575 each

- Small flowers (individually)

425 each

7

Mussel Shell Kete (2011)

1,850

8

Shell Kete (2011)

1,750

9

Small Feather Kete (2011)

1,850

10

Medium Feather Kete (2011)

1,850

11

Large Feather Kete (2011)

1,850

EMILY SIDDELL b. 1971, lives Auckland

Hidden Secrets [14081] (2010)

Emily Siddell's work is influenced by a sense of place and her passion for gardening, and the unique qualities of glass. Her works have a strong Pacific influence; motifs, patterns and crafting techniques are explored and celebrated in her beautiful and delicate glass works.

Emily Siddell's works explores "the repetition of pattern (pattern-making) both in nature and in human creations. This repetition seems to represent growth and abundance." She is fascinated by "the patterns and shapes objects create in unity, the relationship of objects to each other and the stories they tell about our lives, the memento of a time or place or person." (1) The "conflict between the hard and the soft, the sharp and the smooth, the male and the female sets up a friction and discordance which gives drama and excitement." (2) Emily Siddell lives in Auckland. Her works are in a number of public and private collections such as Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of NZ, The New Dowse and the Auckland Museum. She has participated in a number of touring shows at public galleries in NZ. 1. Emily Siddell, Artist Statement, 2008 2. 'Glass and Landscape Capture the Rise of the Fall', The National Business Review, August 2002

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EMILY SIDDELL b. 1971, lives Auckland EDUCATION 1999 1992

Bachelor of Design (Sculpture), UNITEC, Auckland Craft and Design cert/dip, Carrington Polytechnic, Auckland

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2011 2010 2008 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1994

Drift, milford galleries queenstown I Love You More, FHE Galleries, Auckland Inflorescence, FHE Galleries, Auckland Ariel, G2 Gallery, Auckland Daisy, Avid, Wellington Garland, G2 Gallery, Auckland Fall, G2 Gallery, Auckland Carry, Gallery VC, Sydney Pink, Avid, Wellington Semblances, FHE Galleries, Auckland The Washing of Ten Tides, The Glass Gallery, Auckland

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2010

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2006 2005 2004 2003

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Puti Puti, Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings Return To Beauty, FHE Galleries, Auckland The Earl Street Journal., milford galleries queestown Solstice, Avid, Wellington Glass 09, milford galleries queenstown Portage Ceramic Awards, Lopdell House Gallery, Auckland Let’s Go Out There and do the Poem, FHE Galleries, Auckland Ahakoa He Iti, Native Agent, Auckland Glass Invitational NZ, Touring exhibition Canterbury Museum, Christchurch; Milford Galleries Dunedin; Lopdell House, Auckland Sum of the Parts, Masterworks, Auckland Portage Ceramic Awards, Lopdell House Gallery, Auckland Amazing Lace, Pataka, Porirua Glass invitational, Avid, Wellington Under Tamahunga, The Mahurangi Group, Mahurangi Reflect, Masterworks, Auckland Glass, Avid, Wellington Her Majesty’s Pleasure (Kuinitunga), Objectspace, Auckland III, FHE Galleries, Auckland Glass Invitational NZ, Milford Galleries Dunedin Crochet, Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland Fibre and Fairy Lights, Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt Glass Invitational NZ, Milford Galleries,Dunedin; Pataka, Porirua; Rotorua Museum The Bullseye Project, NZ Glass Jewellery; The Royal Jewellery Studio, Auckland Kete, G2, FHE Galleries, Auckland O’Lei, Pataka, Porirua; Te Tuhi Gallery, Pakaranga; Lopdell House Gallery, Titirangi Southern Lights, Avid, Wellington Homestay, Indicator Studio at Eon Design Centre, Auckland The Cast, Lopdell House Gallery, Titirangi; Sargent Gallery, Wanganui Pacfic Rim- Te Pae o Te Moananui a kiwi, Medallion Group Show, McPherson Gallery Kete, G2, FHE Galleries, Auckland Autumn Exhibition, FHE Galleries, Auckland Autumn Exhibition, FHE Galleries, Auckland Kiln Glass 2000, Avid, Wellington Risk, Transformative Practices, Suter Gallery, Nelson; Dunedin Public Art Gallery

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Taonga Mauri, Artstation, Auckland Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer Exhibitions, FHE Galleries, Auckland New NZ Glass, Glass Artists’ Gallery, Sydney Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer Exhibitions, FHE Galleries, Auckland Woven Path Touring Exhibition, Bathouse Museum, Rotorua; Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt; Gisborne Museum New Auckland Glass, Fisher Gallery, Auckland Summer Exhibition, FHE Galleries, Auckland Woven Path Touring Exhibition, Nijmeegs Volkenkundig Museum, Netherlands; Southland Museum and Art Gallery, Invercargill NZ Kiln Glass, Avid, Wellington Festival Jewels, Festival of the Arts, Wellington H2O, Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt Other Shoes to Try, Masterworks, Auckland Glass Arts, Masterworks, Auckland Kiln Glass, Masterworks, Auckland From Liquid Darkness, Dunedin Public Art Gallery Kiln Glass, Masterworks, Auckland Recent Auckland Glass, Fisher Gallery, Auckland Christmas Show, Chiaroscuro, Auckland Ceramic and Glass, Pumphouse, Auckland Cover to Cover, Outreach, Auckland

SELECTED AWARDS 2009 1996 1990

Portage Ceramic Awards, Merit Award Royal Easter Show, Glass Merit Award Mount Eden, Young Artist Award

COLLECTIONS Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Dowse Art Museum Auckland War Memorial Museum

BIBLIOGRAPHY 2008 2004 2001 2000 1998

Lloyd, Bronwyn, Inflorescence (catalogue), FHE Galleries, Auckland Dubbleu, Jae, ‘Strung Up On Glass’, BMW Magazine, Summer 2004 Daly-Peoples, John, ‘A Material Girl’, Art News, Autumn 2004 Pacific Rim – Te Pae o Te Moananui a Kiwa, Cliff McPherson Gallery, Auckland Thompson, Kelly, Leoni Schmidt & Birdie Lonie, Risk, Transformative Practices (catalogue), The Suter, te Arai o Whakatu, Nelson, New Zealand, Schamroth, Helen, 100 New Zealand Craft Artists, Godwit, Auckland

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